Rob Spiegel has served as senior editor at Electronic News and Ecommerce Business, covering the electronics industry and Internet technology. He has served as a contributing editor at Automation World and Supply Chain Management Review. Rob has contributed to Design News for 10 years.
We’re seeing an ongoing trend where automation and motion control systems require far less original programming. Users can now configure the control system rather than writing tons of original code.
While robot sales in North America remain strong in automotive, non-auto industries are also catching robot fever, from food and consumer products to assembly and packaging.
Engineering salaries continue to outpace average North American earnings, with engineers receiving an average $76,870 last year, while the average wage of all occupations was $36,200.
Design News provides free instructions to build a DOLPi polarimetric camera. The total cost for this gadget is less than $100, a bit cheaper than the $30,000 price tag of commercial versions.
Roberta Nelson Shea from Universal robots explains the safety strategies that allow collaborative robots to work side-by-side with humans. She points out the standards involved in making sure these robots do no harm to their human co-workers.
Rockwell Automation lays out three aspects of security that include a facility-wide security assessment, a multi-layered security approach, and a circle of trusted vendors.
In an attempt to make it easier for users to deploy the Internet of Things – both in industrial and consumer sectors – the Industrial Internet Consortium has developed a new version of its reference architecture. Version 1.8 is free and available to all.